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- "Ah, poor Lucius... what with Voldemort's fury about the fact that he threw away the Horcrux for his own gain, and the fiasco at the Ministry last year, I would not be surprised if he is secretly glad to be safe in Azkaban at the moment."
- —Albus Dumbledore on Lucius[src]
Lucius Malfoy (b. 1954) was a pure-blood wizard, and son of Abraxas Malfoy and his wife, as well as the husband of Narcissa Black and the father of Draco Malfoy. Lucius was educated at Hogwarts, where he was a prefect in Slytherin House. As an adult, Lucius was an aristocratic wizard and head of the Malfoy family, believing strongly in notions of blood purity and the superiority of pure-blood wizards. He joined the Death Eaters, who shared his views on blood purity, and participated in the First Wizarding War.
After Lord Voldemort's first defeat, Lucius managed to avoid imprisonment by claiming that he had been acting under the Imperius Curse. He and his family remained members of the social elite, though Lucius continued to demonstrate his prejudice. He attempted to sabotage Arthur Weasley's career by slipping Arthur's daughter an old school diary of Tom Riddle's, opening the Chamber of Secrets in 1992, and in 1994, he participated in the humiliation of a Muggle family after the Quidditch World Cup.
When Voldemort returned, Lucius once again served him as a Death Eater, leading the efforts to obtain the prophecy Voldemort sought. In the battle that ensued, the prophecy was destroyed, and Lucius and his comrades were imprisoned in Azkaban in 1996. Although Voldemort broke them out of prison in 1997, he was displeased with Lucius for his failure and treated the Malfoys with disdain. Lucius and his family defected at the end of the Second Wizarding War and were thus pardoned for their crimes after Voldemort's final defeat. He and Narcissa later had a grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, after Draco married Astoria Greengrass.
Early lifeEdit
Lucius was born in 1954, and was the son of the apparently infamous Abraxas Malfoy[3].
In 1965 or 1966, at the age of eleven, he began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Slytherin House. During his education, he became a member of Potions master Horace Slughorn's group of specially-selected students, the Slug Club. In his fifth year, Lucius was made a prefect, becoming friends with new student Severus Snape.
At some point after his time at school, he married Narcissa Black; their son Draco was born in 1980.
First Wizarding WarEdit
- "They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they'd been bewitched. My dad doesn't believe it. He says Malfoy's father didn't need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side."
- —Ron Weasley talking to Harry Potter about Lucius's association with Lord Voldemort while onboard the Hogwarts Express in 1991.[src]
Lucius eventually became a Death Eater, one of the followers of Lord Voldemort, and even one of the most trusted servants, but abandoned that side after the Dark Lord's first fall in 1981. Lucius claimed he had been bewitched by Voldemort through the Imperius Curse and had not meant to serve him. Though this explanation was accepted by the Ministry of Magic, some, such as Arthur Weasley, believed it was a lie. Lucius then went on to get a job at the Ministry of Magic[4] and also became one of the twelve Governors of Hogwarts School.[5]
Lucius knew Igor Karkaroff, High-master of Durmstrang Institute and a former Death Eater as well, and considered sending his son to Durmstrang rather than Hogwarts. However, Narcissa did not like the idea of Draco going to school so far away, thus they sent him to Hogwarts. Lucius also associated with a gang of Slytherins that included Severus Snape. In his later life, Lucius retained his acquaintance with Snape, speaking highly of him to Ministry officials such as Dolores Umbridge. Snape also seemed to favour Lucius' son Draco when he was a student.
Between the warsEdit
Opening of the Chamber of SecretsEdit
- Lucius: "Now, now Draco. Play nicely. Mr. Potter! Lucius Malfoy. We meet at last. Forgive me...your scar is legend. As, of course, is the wizard who gave it to you."
- Harry: "Voldemort killed my parents. He was nothing more than a murderer."
- Lucius: "You must be very brave to mention his name. Or very foolish..."
- — Lucius meets Harry Potter in Flourish and Blotts[src]
In 1992, Arthur Weasley was conducting raids on several wizarding households and confiscating Dark or illegally enchanted objects. Before his home could be raided, Lucius sold several of his more incriminating possessions at Borgin and Burkes. Just before Draco and Harry's second year at Hogwarts, Lucius then set in motion a plan Voldemort had assigned him prior to the Dark Lord's downfall that involved planting the old school diary of Tom Riddle in Ginny Weasley's potions cauldron while she was shopping for school supplies at Flourish and Blotts, after he had fought with her father and was hit in the eye by a copy of Encyclopedia of Toadstools.
Lucius planted the diary on Ginny in a plot to use her to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, which would lead to attacks on Muggle-born students. Lucius knew the diary is cleverly enchanted, but was not aware that it contained a part of Voldemort's soul. Lucius intended to use the opening of the Chamber of Secrets by Ginny for many of his own personal interests; he would have used it to discredit Ginny's father, Arthur Weasley, get Albus Dumbledore thrown out of Hogwarts, and several Muggle-borns would be targeted, as well as getting rid of a highly incriminating object at the same time.
This plan was initially successful, despite Lucius's house-elf Dobby's attempt to warn Harry Potter. Students, animals, and ghosts were systematically petrified by the basilisk that a possessed Ginny released as the diary's grip on her became gradually stronger. Lucius used the ensuing terror (as well as threats to attack their families if they didn't cooperate) to influence the school's Board of Governors to discredit and vote to dismiss Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster for his poor running of the school.
Lucius's plans were ultiately thwarted, however, when the Riddle in the diary decided to pursue his own goals, and rather than continue to petrify the Muggle-borns of the school, he set his eyes on the destruction of Harry Potter, the boy that Ginny told him would kill him in his future. Ginny finally stopped trusting her diary and threw it away, but Riddle soon took control of her again, taking Ginny down into the Chamber of Secrets in hopes of luring Harry there.Harry followed to save Ginny, and killed the basilisk with Godric Gryffindor's sword and destroyed the diary with a basilisk fang, which (though he didn't know it at the time) also destroyed the piece of Voldemort's soul inside. Harry proved Ginny's innocence and pointed an accusing finger at the true culprit — Lucius. Subsequently, and adding insult to injury, Harry also managed to trick Lucius into setting Dobby free by wrapping the diary in his own sock before handing it back to Lucius. Dobby then caught the sock after Lucius carelessly tossed it aside, thus, he was no longer forced into servitude of the Malfoy family.
Upon being tricked into freeing his house-elf, Lucius attempted to attack Harry with his wand but Dobby disarmed him before he could do any harm, blasting his former master down a flight of steps. While his role in the opening of the Chamber of Secrets could not be successfully proven, Lucius was ultimately stripped of his title as a Hogwarts school governor for threats against his eleven other colleagues. Despite his sacking, he still maintained strong ties with the Ministry of Magic.
It was hinted that Lucius's target in this plan, along with harming Muggle-born students and Ginny, and discrediting Arthur Weasley and Albus Dumbledore, was to sabotage the Muggle Protection Act that Arthur Weasley had recently proposed, which Lucius, a believer in blood purity and the inferiority of Muggles, found offensive. Lucius's selfishness risked the endangerment of the diary, which, unbeknownst to him, was actually one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes.
During this year, Malfoy also bought the whole Slytherin Quidditch team Nimbus 2001 broomsticks, as Draco was made the team's Seeker.
The Buckbeak caseEdit
During the 1993 school year, Lucius' son Draco was attacked by the hippogriff named Buckbeak after he provoked it during a Care of Magical Creatures class. Lucius took the case to court and insisted that the hippogriff be put to death. Buckbeak's owner, gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, desperately tried to defend him, with the assistance of Hermione Granger, arguing that Buckbeak had been provoked by Draco and had attacked in self-defence. Despite his actions, Malfoy still won the case and Buckbeak was sentenced to death. However, before Ministry executioner Walden Macnair could carry out the execution, Buckbeak was saved by Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, and subsequently came to be owned by Sirius Black.[6]
Second Wizarding WarEdit
- "I have never renounced the old ways. The face I have been obliged to present each day since your ... absence, that is my true mask."
- —Lucius Malfoy[src]
In 1994, Lucius attended the Quidditch World Cup with his family, sitting in the luxury box of Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. In the aftermath of the cup, Malfoy and some other former Death Eaters were involved in the torture and humiliation of the Muggle site manager of the stadium and his family, though was not known at that time to the public and officials. He fled when the Dark Mark was launched into the sky.
Lord Voldemort's returnEdit
- "Lucius, my slippery friend. I am told that you have not renounced the old ways, though to the world you present a respectable face. You are still ready to take the lead in a spot of Muggle-torture, I believe? Yet you never tried to find me, Lucius."
- —Lord Voldemort to Lucius Malfoy after his return[src]
When Lord Voldemort rose again in the summer of 1995, Malfoy returned to him on his summons, claiming that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort and help him rise again. Voldemort believed that Malfoy had not completely renounced his old ways, but mildly doubted his loyalty because Malfoy had fled the Dark Mark at the World Cup.
Even though Harry witnessed Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, almost nobody in the Ministry believed him and Malfoy continued maintaining strong ties to very high places in the Ministry, most prominently in the form of financial support, as has been in the past.[7]
Continued connection with the MinistryEdit
In 1995, after the trial of Harry Potter, Malfoy and Fudge encountered Harry, and it was implied that Malfoy was giving money to the Ministry.[1]. Malfoy appeared doing shady dealings with Cornelius Fudge in the Department of Mysteries just prior to Harry's trial. Malfoy could possibly have been convincing Fudge not to clear Harry's name.Malfoy's frequent excursions to meet with Fudge were also used as excuses to place the Imperius Curse on Ministry officials such as Broderick Bode and Order of the Phoenix member Sturgis Podmore on Voldemort's orders. These curses were placed in a bid to obtain Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy. However, these attempts were short-lived, as Bode failed to obtain the prophecy, therefore causing Voldemort to murder Bode, and Podmore was arrested for attempting to break into the Hall of Prophecies.
Battle of the Department of MysteriesEdit
- Lucius: "Potter, your race is run. Now hand me the prophecy like a good boy...."
- Harry: "Let -- let the others go, and I'll give it to you!"
- Lucius: "You are not in a position to bargain, Potter. You see, there are ten of us and only one of you ... or hasn't Dumbledore ever taught you how to count?"
- — Lucius in the Department of Mysteries[src]
After the failure of his previous attempts to obtain the prophecy, Voldemort successfully attempted to lure Harry to the Hall of Prophecies by planting a vision of his godfather being tortured in his mind.
Malfoy — along with Bellatrix, her husband Rodolphus and her brother-in-law Rabastan Lestrange, and fellow Death Eaters Augustus Rookwood, Antonin Dolohov, Nott, Mulciber, Jugson, Crabbe, Walden Macnair, and Avery — was involved in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, when they were sent to pry the prophecy from Harry's hands. However, Harry and the five friends who accompanied him, all D.A. members, managed to hold off the Death Eaters until several members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived.
Imprisonment and fall from graceEdit
Lucius' mission to retrieve the prophecy ultimately failed when Neville Longbottom, under the influence of a Step Dance Curse from Antonin Dolohov, accidentally broke the prophecy. Lucius was seen by a myriad of Ministry officials called by Albus Dumbledore to the scene; now with irrefutable evidence pointing to his identity as a Death Eater, Lucius was promptly sent to Azkaban prison, as was the rest of the Death Eater squad, the sole exception being Bellatrix Lestrange, who escaped with Voldemort.
After the events in the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort mainly blamed Lucius for the failure, as Lucius was the commander of Voldemort's small task force. Lucius Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries combined with accidentally destroying part of Voldemort's soul with the diary of Tom Riddle resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord. Some believed that he was safer in Azkaban than being free.[3] Lucius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
Escape from AzkabanEdit
In the summer of 1997, Lucius and all incarcerated Death Eaters escaped Azkaban prison with the help of Voldemort.However, the Malfoys were no longer held in high regard by the Dark Lord, who commandeered their home as his base of operations. Voldemort openly mocked the family at a Death Eater meeting in the summer of 1997, taking Lucius' wand and deriding their relation to werewolf Remus Lupin through Narcissa's niece Nymphadora Tonks. Lucius had become little more than a servant.[8]
Skirmish at Malfoy ManorEdit
- Lucius: "Well, Draco? Is it? Is it Harry Potter?"
- Draco: "I can't – I can't be sure."
- Lucius: "But look at him carefully, look! Come closer! Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiv–"
- — Lucius and Draco in Malfoy Manor[src]
The Malfoys were desperate for a chance to be forgiven, and thus were excited when a group of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback brought Harry Potter and his friends to the Manor in the spring of 1998. Lucius pressed his reluctant and fearful son to identify Harry, and identified Ron Weasley as one of Arthur Weasley's sons.
He then argued with his sister-in-law about who would be the one to call Voldemort with their Dark Marks, but they held off when Bellatrix noticed Godric Gryffindor's Sword, which she had believed to be in her Gringotts vault, among their possessions. Subsequently, Bellatrix tortured Hermione Granger for information about the sword with the Cruciatus Curse while the others were taken to the cellar downstairs.
After Hermione lied about the sword being a copy and Griphook went along with her story, Bellatrix signalled Voldemort, but Dobby, the Malfoys' former house-elf, came to the rescue of the prisoners. Harry and Ron ran back upstairs, and the former stunned Lucius. After their escape, the Malfoys and Bellatrix were severely punished by Voldemort.[8]
Battle of HogwartsEdit
- Lucius: "My Lord...please...my son..."
- Voldemort: "If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins..."
- Lucius: "Aren't - aren't you afraid, my Lord that Potter might die at another hand but yours? Wouldn't it be... forgive me... more prudent to call off this battle, enter the castle, and seek him y-yourself?"
- Voldemort: "Do not pretend, Lucius. You wish the battle to cease so that you can discover what has happened to your son."
- — Lucius begs Lord Voldemort to allow him to find Draco during the Battle of Hogwarts[src]
Narcissa lied directly to Voldemort for Harry's sake when he informed her that Draco was still alive, and she and Lucius ran through the crowd, "not even attempting to fight, screaming for their son". Following Voldemort's defeat, Lucius, Narcissa and Draco sat in the Great Hall during the celebrations, looking unsure that they belonged there.[3]
Later lifeEdit
Lucius and Draco's crimes were forgiven due to their abandonment of Voldemort and his cause and Narcissa's lie to the Dark Lord that saved Harry Potter's life in the Forbidden Forest in the Battle of Hogwarts. None of them served time in Azkaban.
Lucius would eventually gain a grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, after Draco married Astoria Greengrass.[9]
Physical appearanceEdit
Lucius had a pale, pointed face, with pale blond hair and cold grey eyes. He often carried a walking stick with a snake head that contained his wand. His son Draco resembled him strongly.[5] It is stated that his grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, resembles Draco, meaning that Lucius and his grandson also had a resemblance.
Personality and traitsEdit
- "I don't give a damn what your father thinks. He's vile, and cruel. And you're just pathetic."
- —Harry Potter to Draco Malfoy[src]
Despite being the embodiment of wealth and influence in the wizarding world, Lucius Malfoy was a ruthless bigot; he took great pride in his aristocratic stature, viewing himself as being racially superior to Muggles, Muggle-borns, and half-bloods. He was also a shrewd, opportunistic social climber who was good at controlling others but behind his veneer of respectability, he treated people cruelly. He callously utilised eleven-year old Ginerva Weasley in an attempt to both discredit her father in the Ministry, and remove Albus Dumbledore from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts. This attempt would have resulted in her death if Harry Potter had not intervened.[5]
Lucius's slick demeanour thinly concealed a cowardly side. Like Peter Pettigrew and Dolores Umbridge, he appealed to whichever side would be more beneficial to his social advancement. He was never unconditionally loyal because he didn't want to be put in a bad light with people on either end. During the Quidditch World Cup, he anonymously participated in the lowly torturing of Muggles but fled when the Dark Mark was cast in the sky. In fact, rather than going to find Lord Voldemort when he lost all his powers in the first place, he instead pretended to have seen the error of his ways and tried to ingratiate himself to the Ministry of Magic. He claimed that he was always alert for Voldemort's return but when Voldemort pointed out that he'd fled from the Dark Mark, Lucius was instantly silenced. Despite this he did attempt to go through with Voldemort's plan of using his old school diary to open the Chamber of Secrets, not realising that the diary contained a piece of his master's soul.
However, Lucius cared greatly for his wife and son and was one of the few Death Eaters who was capable of feeling genuine love. He and Narcissa were indulgent and protective of their only child, though Lucius also demonstrated that he had expectations for his son, in one instance berating him for being beaten academically by Hermione Granger. When Lucius displeased Voldemort, the Dark Lord charged Draco with the task of killing Dumbledore as an indirect attack on Lucius. In the end, along with Narcissa, he demonstrated that his family was more important to him than serving Voldemort. Lucius' love for Draco and Narcissa also allowed him to overcome his more cowardly side as he charged straight into the thick of battle during the siege on Hogwarts in an attempt to find Draco.[8]
Magical abilities and skillsEdit
- Love: Despite his cold and ruthless nature, Lucius was one of the few Death Eaters who was capable of feeling love. Lucius cared deeply about his family, especially Narcissa and Draco. In the end his love for his family drove him to abandon Voldemort to search for Draco. His abandonment of Voldemort led to him avoiding another sentence in Azkaban along with his family.
- Dark Arts: His former house elf called him a dark wizard and was a powerful death eater, being a member of the innermost circle.
- Unforgivable Curses: Lucius was skilled with the Imperius Curse, using it multiple times in the Ministry of Magic. Lucius was also prepared to use the Killing Curse on Harry Potter in his second year. However, he only managed to say the first part of the incantation, before Dobby stopped him. As a member of the innermost circle amongst the Death Eaters it can also be assumed that he may have taken part in murder and torture via crucio.
- Duelling: Lucius was a skilled duellist and was able to hold his own against Sirius Black and Harry Potter simultaneously in the Ministry of Magic. He was also the only Death Eater, apart from Severus Snape, who had enough confidence in his abilities to stand up to Bellatrix Lestrange and deflected one of her spells which had been aimed at Harry, because he was worried that she might accidentally smash the prophecy Harry was carrying. Lucius was present during the Battle of Hogwarts but did little, if any, fighting during the battle, because he was with Lord Voldemort in the Shrieking Shack for the first part of the battle and was searching for his son during the second part.
- Potioneer: While in school at Hogwarts, Lucius was noted by Horace Slughorn to be quite talented in potions.
- Enchanted Cane: Lucius owned a walking stick that was enchanted with the shield charm to protect him from spells. His wand was hidden within the stick for sneak attack, so he could block and cast spells at the same time. The cane was also ornamented with a snake head at the top. This ornamentation was broken off by Voldemort in the Meeting at Malfoy Manor, when Voldemort forced Lucius to give him his wand, under the assumption that another's wand but not his own can kill Harry Potter.
- Poisons: In 1992 he was seen by Harry Potter selling dark poisons at Borgin and Burkes because the ministry was conducting raids on private homes.
- Tom Riddle's Diary: When he became a Death Eater, Lord Voldemort trusted Lucius with a horcrux. However, the diary was destroyed by Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets.
Although not much is known about Lucius's parents, it is known that they were both pure-blood. His father, Abraxas, died of a case of Dragon pox, when he was very old. He was also a friend of Horace Slughorn. It is unknown when Lucius' mother died, but it is possible that she was not alive during the Second Wizarding War.
Wife and SonEdit
- Bellatrix: "That was not my fault! The Dark Lord, has, in the past, entrusted me with his most precious — if Lucius hadn't —"
- Narcissa: "Don't you dare - don't you dare blame my husband!"
- — Narcissa defends Lucius for failing to get the prophecy[src]
Lucius and his wife, Narcissa, appeared to have a close and affectionate relationship. They both enjoyed being members of the social elite of the wizarding world and spoiling their only child, Draco. Lucius acquiesced to his wife's wishes when she wanted their son to attend Hogwarts, rather than Durmstrang. Narcissa was very upset when her husband was briefly imprisoned in Azkaban and became highly defensive when others mentioned it.[3] In 1997, when Lord Voldemort took over Malfoy Manor and demanded that Lucius give him his wand, he looked to Narcissa, and only when she touched his wrist did he turn it over.[8]
- Lucius: "I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin... Though if his school marks don't pick up, that may indeed be all he is fit for-"
- Draco: "It's not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger-"
- Lucius: "I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam."
- — Lucius and Draco in Borgin and Burkes[src]
While both Lucius and Narcissa spoiled their son, Lucius was the more demanding parent. Regardless, he spoiled Draco with everything from unlimited freedom to money, and personally purchased broomsticks for the entire Slytherin Quidditch team when Draco was made Seeker. He was also openly critical of Draco's school marks being lower than those of Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch, reproving Draco for his lack of effort to show her up. Draco looked up to his father, often boasting about his influence and emulating him.[5] He was furious with Harry Potter after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, blaming him for getting Lucius incarcerated.[1]
Draco was terrified that his parents would be punished for his failure to assassinate Albus Dumbledore on Lord Voldemort's orders, and appeared to be close to accepting Dumbledore's offer to keep them safe before Severus Snape interceded and killed the Headmaster.[3] Lucius too cared far more about Draco than about his life as a Death Eater, begging Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts to allow him to go search for Draco. Once it resumed, neither Lucius nor Narcissa fought at all, instead desperately searching for their son.[8]
In 2006, Lucius had a grandson, Scorpius through Draco and Draco's wife, Astoria Greengrass. It is unknown what kind of relationship Lucius and Scorpius had, but it is most likely that they had a good one. Scorpius also resembled Lucius physically, as he resembled Draco, too.
Arthur WeasleyEdit
- Lucius: "What's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it?"
- Arthur: "We have a very different idea about what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy."
- Lucius: "Clearly. Associating with Muggles. And I thought your family could sink no lower."
- — Lucius and Arthur Weasley in Flourish and Blotts in 1992[src]
Lucius and Arthur Weasley despised each other, often exchanging insults when they met, and even getting into a fistfight on at least one occasion. Lucius disdained the Weasley family for its poverty and so-called blood traitor status; while the Malfoys prized their pure-blood heritage, the Weasleys accepted Muggles and Muggle-borns. He and Arthur apparently clashed multiple times over this at the Ministry of Magic, where they both worked. When Arthur proposed the Muggle Protection Act in 1992, Lucius was furious to the point of trying to sabotage Arthur by placing an old diary of Tom Marvolo Riddle's on Arthur's eleven-year-old daughter, Ginny, endangering her life as well as those of Muggle-born Hogwarts students, as this led to the opening of the Chamber of Secrets.[5] Also, Arthur never believed Lucius' claim that he had been under the Imperius Curse during the First Wizarding War, indicating that their enmity likely dates back to their younger years.
Severus SnapeEdit
- "Lucius always spoke highly of you."
- —Dolores Umbridge to Severus Snape[src]
Lucius ran in the same circles as Severus Snape since their Hogwarts days, welcoming him into Slytherin house when Severus was sorted there and Lucius was a prefect, and as part of a group of future Death Eaters.[8] Lucius continued to think and speak highly of Severus later in life, and Severus seemed to favour Draco as a student in his Potions class, leading Sirius Black to once acidly comment that Severus was Lucius' "lap dog".[1] The fact that Narcissa Malfoy went to Severus for help when Lucius was in Azkaban and Draco had been given a dangerous mission by Voldemort[3] demonstrates the trust and respect the Malfoys had for Severus, apparently in spite of his being a half-blood, though it is possible they were unaware of his blood status.
Bellatrix LestrangeEdit
Lucius didn't seem to have very much respect for Bellatrix Lestrange, his sister-in-law, as the rest of the Death Eaters did. Bellatrix was a fanatically loyal Death Eater, who fought for Lord Voldemort in the First and the Second Wizarding War. Lucius was antagonistic with Bellatrix, despite that she had been imprisoned in Azkaban for fourteen years, unlike Lucius. When Bellatrix wanted to kill, or torture Harry Potter during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lucius restrained her. After the battle, Bellatrix told Narcissa that it was Lucius' fault that he didn't give Voldemort the Prophecy. In 1997, Bellatrix stayed with Lucius at his house, as she wanted to come closer to Voldemort, who was also staying there. Bellatrix and Lucius also fought along during the Battle of Malfoy Manor, where they argued about who would call Voldemort when they caught Harry Potter. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Bellatrix was eventually killed by Molly Weasley, while Lucius and his family were reformed, as they regretted about joining Voldemort.
- "You've lost me my servant!"
- —Lucius to Harry Potter, after he freed Dobby.[src]
Dobby was Lucius' house-elf. Lucius treated Dobby with cruelty and was very sadistic with him. Dobby feared Lucius, but did everything Lucius ordered him. In 1993, Harry Potter freed Dobby by making Lucius give him a sock. Lucius became very angry and attempted to kill Harry. The last time Lucius saw Dobby was in 1998, when Dobby came to Malfoy Manor to rescue Harry Potter and his friends. Dobby was eventually killed by Bellatrix Lestrange. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned it.
Lord VoldemortEdit
- Voldemort: "I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less than happy of late… What is it about my presence in your home that displeases you, Lucius?"
- Lucius: "Nothing – nothing, my Lord!"
- Voldemort: "Such lies, Lucius."
- — Voldemort and Lucius in Malfoy Manor in 1997[src]
Lucius was one of Lord Voldemort's most trusted and high-ranking Death Eaters, serving him in both the First and Second Wizarding Wars. Upon his rebirth in 1995, Voldemort questioned Lucius' loyalty, since he had never tried to find the Dark Lord after his fall in 1981.[7] Voldemort accepted Lucius' explanations and exultations of devotion, and entrusted Lucius with the task of obtaining a prophecy concerning him and Harry Potter. Along with Lucius selfishly throwing away the diary Horcrux, and failure and subsequent imprisonment in Azkaban made him and his family lose any favour in Voldemort's eyes, and the Dark Lord may have given Lucius' son a nearly impossible task to punish Lucius.[3]
Although he broke Lucius out of Azkaban in 1997, along with many other Death Eaters, Voldemort treated him with disdain, taking over his home and his wand, and mocking the Malfoys for their relation to a werewolf through Narcissa's niece. Lucius was desperate to regain his master's favour, but the opportunity for this that came with the capture of Harry Potter in the spring of 1998 ended in disaster; Harry and his friends escaped, and the Malfoys were severely punished. By the Battle of Hogwarts, Lucius abandoned his loyalty to Voldemort to protect his family, and was pardoned for his crimes due to his last-minute defection.[8]
Albus DumbledoreEdit
- "I'm afraid we feel you've rather lost your touch."
- —Lucius on Dumbledore's suspension[src]
Lucius Malfoy had a strong dislike of Albus Dumbledore. This is due to two reasons – Dumbledore believed in Muggle rights which contradicted Malfoy's pure blood beliefs. In addition, Lucius was a Death Eater, so he believed that Lord Voldemort was a much more powerful wizard than Dumbledore. Lucius always believed that Dumbledore becoming Headmaster was the worst thing that happened to Hogwarts.
In 1992, Lucius Malfoy was indirectly responsible for the second opening of the Chamber of Secrets. This was an attempt to discredit Arthur Weasley but Lucius also wanted to include Dumbledore by using the excuse of blaming him for doing nothing to stop the Chamber's opening. Lucius abused his position as a Hogwarts Governor and threatened the other Governors to vote for Dumbledore's suspension after several attacks on Hogwarts students. However, when Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber, the other Governors decided to face Malfoy and Dumbledore was reinstated. Lucius was furious that Dumbledore dared to return to Hogwarts, but Dumbledore was aware that Lucius had threatened the other Governors. Consequently, Lucius was sacked as a Hogwarts Governor.
In the following years, Lucius continued to dislike Dumbledore and cause trouble for him. When Voldemort was resurrected in 1995, Lucius returned to his service. As the Ministry was refusing to believe Dumbledore about Voldemort's return, they started a smear campaign to discredit him. Lucius contributed to this smear campaign by describing Dumbledore as "eccentric" for his past choice of teachers including the werewolf Remus Lupin, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid and ex-Auror Alastor Moody. Later that year, Lucius participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and fought against the Order of the Phoenix. However, he was arrested and sent to Azkaban.
Dumbledore believed that Lucius would feel "safe" in Azkaban because Voldemort was furious at Lucius' failure in the Department of Mysteries.
Harry PotterEdit
- "Your parents were meddlesome fools too. Mark my words Potter, one day soon, you too will meet the same sticky end."
- —Lucius when Harry freed Dobby[src]
Lucius was the father of Draco Malfoy, Harry's school bully. During their first years at Hogwarts, Lucius discouraged their rivalry, feeling it wouldn't reflect well on them to be on poor terms with such a famous person. When Lucius first met Harry in Flourish and Blotts in 1992, he pretended to be polite to him.
- "I would remind you that it is not — prudent — to appear anything less than fond of Harry Potter, not when most of our kind regard him as the hero who made the Dark Lord disappear."
- —Lucius Malfoy urges his son to be more of an opportunist
After Harry succeeded in killing the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, he confronted Lucius about his suspicions on how Ginny obtained the diary at the beginning of the year and then tricked him into freeing his own servant Dobby. Lucius was furious and from that point on, treated him with cool contempt.
Lucius was a little bit more tactful around Harry than other Death Eaters (such as Bellatrix Lestrange) depending on the circumstances. However, Lucius didn't openly declare himself against him until after Lord Voldemort took control of the Ministry.
During the Battle of Hogwarts, the Malfoy family switched sides. This meant they were forgiven for their crimes. Draco made peace with Harry but they were not friends. It is likely that Lucius did the same.
Cornelius FudgeEdit
Cornelius Fudge was somewhat swayed by money and power. As a result, he favoured people like Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy influenced and bribed Cornelius Fudge many times during the latter's tenure as Minister for Magic. In the summer of 1994, Fudge invited Malfoy to occupy the top box with him at the Quidditch World Cup final, thanks to his "generous" donations to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. In 1995, Lucius returns to Voldemort, but Fudge denies Voldemort's rebirth and insists that Malfoy has switched sides, and the wealthy Malfoy continues to work for the Ministry. In 1995, Malfoy and Fudge begin to see each other quite a lot in the Ministry. They met after Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing and went upstairs to Fudge's office, where Harry suspected Lucius gave gold to Fudge. Malfoy's frequent visits to Fudge are also being used as excuses to put Ministry workers (such as Broderick Bode and Sturgis Podmore) under the Imperius Curse to attempt to steal a prophecy concerning Harry and Voldemort. After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Fudge is forced to believe that Voldemort has returned, and all the Death Eaters who took part on the battle (with the exception of Bellatrix Lestrange) were sentenced to Azkaban, among them was Lucius. After being imprisoned, Lucius lost his job and influence at the Ministry.
Rubeus HagridEdit
- "What're you doin' here? Get outta my house!"
- —Rubeus Hagrid to Lucius Malfoy.[src]
Rubeus Hagrid was not on good terms with the Malfoy family. He was disgusted with their pure blood supremacy, their bullying of Muggle-borns and Blood traitors, their allegiance to Lord Voldemort and their disrespect to Albus Dumbledore, whom Hagrid was fiercely loyal to. In turn, the Malfoys disliked Hagrid, referring to him as an "oaf".
In particular, Hagrid disliked Lucius. In 1992, Hagrid had to separate Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy from fighting in Flourish and Blotts. During the 1992–1993 school year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened. Lucius was indirectly responsible for the Chamber's opening. However, Hagrid was blamed because he had been framed by Tom Riddle for the Chamber's first opening fifty years before. As a result, Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by Cornelius Fudge. Lucius was present at Hagrid's arrest, although Hagrid reacted angrily to his presence and ordered him to get out of his house. Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how he called his small hut a "house". Lucius was only present at Hagrid's arrest because he had to inform Dumbledore that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and shouted at him accusing him of threatening the other governors. Lucius' responce was to mock Hagrid's temper and advising him not to shout at Azkaban guards like that. This instance proved that Hagrid did not trust Lucius. Lucius described Dumbledore's decision to employ Hagrid as a teacher as "eccentric".
In 1993, Lucius' son Draco was injured by Hagrid's Hippogriff Buckbeak. Lucius was furious and complained to the Ministry of Magic. At Buckbeak's trial, Lucius was the witness for the prosecution. Hagrid desperately tried to defend Buckbeak but he lost due to Lucius' influence at the Ministry. Buckbeak was sentenced to death but was saved by Harry and Hermione.
- The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who extra judiciously executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known as Nero. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning "bright" or "intelligent" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
- Malfoy is derived from the French mal foi or mal foy, meaning bad faith or unfaithful.
- A Latin male first name. A character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Lucius is the servant of Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who plot against and assassinate Caesar.
Behind the scenesEdit
- In the films, Malfoy is played by Jason Isaacs. To prepare for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and to get a sense of how nasty Lucius should be, Isaacs went back and watched Tom Felton's performance in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Tony Coburn plays Lucius as a teenager in an old Slug Club photo.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Lucius accidentally smashes the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, rather than Neville Longbottom.
- Despite not having an appearance in Half-Blood Prince as an adult, Jason Isaacs cameos in a photograph in the Daily Prophet, and Tony Coburn plays him in a Slug Club photo.
- In the novels, Lucius is not stated to have long hair. However, Jason Issacs requested long hair so that people could tell the difference between Lucius and Draco.
- Also, in the films, Lucius' wand is concealed within a snake-handelled walking stick that he almost always carries with him. The walking stick may have magical abilities of its own, as Lucius is seen wielding it during a duel in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries until Harry Disarms him of it, to which Sirius Black comments "nice one".
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, after Harry caused him to inadvertently set Dobby free, Lucius Malfoy was about to cast a curse at Harry, but was stopped by Dobby. In the film adaptation, it sounded as though he was about to cast the Killing Curse, because it sounded as though he said, "Avada-", the entire curse was not heard because he was cut off by Dobby. The attempted use of this curse was the result of an improvisation on Issacs' part, as the script did not specify which curse he was supposed to use, so he used the first spell that came to his mind.
- Similarly, his dialogue to Harry where he sardonically states that they should hope that Harry Potter is still around to save the day, and Harry's response, was an improvisation by Jason Issacs and Daniel Radcliffe, respectively, and was not in the original script. It was ad-libbed because Jason Issacs felt it was completely out-of-character for Lucius Malfoy to simply let Dumbledore have the last word.
- In the two last films, Part 1 and Part 2 of Deathly Hallows, Lucius appears to be un-shaved, having been put under pressure and stress by Lord Voldemort.
- Lucius Malfoy is ranked Number 12 on the Forbes Fictional 15 list of the richest people in the world.[10]
- Lucius Malfoy looks almost identical to a Star Wars crime-lord, Tyber Zann. This is not coincidental, Zann's design was based off Jason Isaacs, the actor who portrays Lucius.
- A variety of Elder Futhark runes are depicted on Lucius's Azkaban placard. The easily identified ones are: Othila, which means "estate, heritage, possession" and corresponds to the Latin letter "o"; Fehu (albeit rotated slightly), meaning "one of the Æsir (gods)" and corresponds to the Latin letter "a"; Uruz, meaning "wild ox" or "water"; and Mannaz, meaning "man". [11]It is unknown if these serve any purpose (other than for identification, like the numbers and letters), though they may be a reference to different parts of his character. For example, Othila, which could represent his abundance of material possessions & wealth, as well as his emphasis on blood purity ("heritage").
- Jason Isaacs also voiced Admiral Zhao from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Like Lucius, Zhao is loyal to Fire Lord Ozai as Lucius is loyal to Lord Voldemort.
- According to Lucius's actor Jason Isaccs in the Maximum Movie Mode of Deathly Hallows Part 2 he believed after the battle Lucius feelt isolated from not only from everyone but his family as well.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned) (Mentioned as "dad")
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Mentioned only) (Mentioned as "dad")
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance) (First identified as Lucius Malfoy)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears in photographs)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ Bloomsbury Webschat with J.K. Rowling 30 July 2007
- ↑ Forbes Fictional 15: Lucius Malfoy
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_futhark#Rune_names
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Jugson | Lestrange | Mulciber (I) | Mulciber (II) | Nott | Rabastan Lestrange | Rodolphus Lestrange | Rosier | Selwyn | Thorfinn Rowle | Travers | Walden Macnair | Wilkes | Yaxley
|Death Eaters who Defected:
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|Category:Death Eater allies:
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Elon University Fires Up Envelope Press
Ever since he arrived at Elon University three years ago as manager of Printing Services, Wesley Grigg has had one overriding mission: "My goal was to change it from a 'copy shop' to being a full service printer," he says of his three-employee in-plant, based in Elon, N.C. With this in mind, his first move was to install a Ricoh Pro C900 in 2010 and start printing more of the university's high-quality color printing.
Recently, though, Grigg took another step toward that goal when he added a new Xanté Ilumina Digital Production Press for printing envelopes. In the four months the shop has had the Ilumina, it has produced color envelopes for departments like athletics and advancement, and Grigg is hopeful that university communications will approve of the sample envelopes he sent them, opening the door to a lot more of the university envelope business.
"In doing all the information gathering for justifying purchasing a digital color press, I saw lots of invoices for envelopes," he recounts. He estimates the school spends about $300,000 a year on envelopes ordered through the purchasing department, not to mention the scores of smaller orders that don't need to go through purchasing, which could triple that total.
To justify the purchase of the Ilumina, he gathered invoices for envelope printing from the purchasing department for a one-year period.
"That was my justification right there, once they saw that number," he says.
Once he knew he would get an envelope press, his next challenge was deciding which one to get. He narrowed it down to Xanté, Pitney Bowes and Oki.
"I researched it for a long, long time," he remarks.
Xanté gave him the best deal. The Ilumnia came with Xanté's free iQueue 7 Ultimate prepress workflow software with spot color matching. Grigg couldn't be happier with the software.
"It was able to hit our school colors dead on," he proclaims.
He struggled with the choice between top and bottom feeding, but ultimately chose the top feeder. Not only was it less expensive but he felt it would have fewer potential problems. So far it's been working out well.
"I can put a box and a half of number 10 regular envelopes on there and start it running," he says, "and it will run every one of those without me having to get up. It's such a breeze to run."
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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited nearly 170 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, cosponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.


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University entrance fee system profits from unstable job market
One of the big local news stories last weekend was the revelation that an unknown party posted questions from university entrance exams on a website while the party was actually taking the exams. Apart from the obvious question of how someone could do that and not be noticed by a proctor, the incident is further evidence of how twisted the whole entrance examination (nyugaku shiken) process has become.
Now that most of the entrance examinations are finished, the students who took them (presumably without cheating) have to wait impatiently for the results. For their parents, the wait is doubly unnerving. Because national universities are more prestigious and tend to lead to better employment opportunities, many students sit for the two examinations required to get into national schools. The first, given in mid-January, is the Joint Stage Achievement Test, colloquially referred to as the sentaa shiken ("center test," since it's administered by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, yet another bureaucratic organ whose main job is to justify its own existence), a uniform exam that screens out some of the applicants. Then, in February, remaining applicants take exams for each national university they want to attend (kobetsu gakuryoku kensa). Students who are applying to private universities take only the tests for those schools.
The overlap in test-result announcements is what makes parents nervous. Many young people want to attend national universities, but they know the odds are against them: For the 2011 academic year there were 207,299 applications for 64,111 slots. Consequently, many also apply to private universities as a backup in case they don't get into a national school. This process is known as suberi-dome, literally "prevention from sliding down."
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If you rely on a bilge pump's advertised "flow-capacity rating" expressed in gallons per hour (g.p.h.) or gallons per minute (g.p.m.), you may end up with a bilge pump that's woefully inadequate for your particular needs. The numbers printed on the box are derived from testing under laboratory conditions that do not reflect the working conditions faced by the bilge pump once installed on your boat. The capacity rating is based on the pump having a full 12 volts of power and no "head."
Broadly defined as the resistance the pump has to overcome.
Static Head
The distance between the surface of the bilge water and the highest point in the system, which is either the discharge opening in the side of the boat or the top of the hose if it's configured to include an anti-siphon loop.
Friction Head
Resistance related to a variety of factors, including the bilge pump hose material, length and diameter; the through-hull fitting, flow rate, temperature, and contaminants like oil.
Taken together, static head and friction head form "system head," which the pump must overcome to get the water out of your boat, and which usually is not accounted for in the advertised flow capacity rating.
There are really four important choices to make about your bilge pump system: which pump, which hose, which through-hull fitting, and where to place the discharge opening.
Smooth-bore hoses offer less resistance to water flow than corrugated hoses. A 1 1/8" corrugated hose, relatively inexpensive and readily available tubing advertised as bilge pump hose, offers much more friction than the harder-to-find and more costly smooth-bore hose. The ribs in corrugated hoses offer the greatest resistance to flow because they create eddies near the hose walls that narrow the channel the water flows through, thereby reducing the amount of water a bilge pump can move in a given period.
Through-Hull Fittings
Because they are smaller in diameter than the discharge hose, through-hull fittings contribute significantly to friction loss in bilge pump systems. A common 3/4" through-hull fitting can add the equivalent resistance of several feet of hose to the bilge system head. Water flow can be reduced even further by the through-hull opening. Fittings with thicker walls are especially restrictive of water flow.
The discharge through-hull should be at least 8" above the actual full-load waterline at maximum possible heel. If placed lower, install an anti-siphon loop to keep water from entering the discharge — simply loop the hose as high as possible, install an anti-siphon vent, then lead it down to the discharge. However, if you can avoid having to do this by installing the thru-hull fitting high enough in your hull, there will be less overall system friction head. Also remember that if there is enough of a rise in the hose above the pump, as there may be, for example, with a vented loop, water will flow back down and out of the hose into the bilge when the pump stops because of its automatic switch. If enough water flows back it may activate the switch again and cause the pump to cycle.
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Once you've taken all of the above factors into consideration, you can see that you should not rely on the capacity numbers printed on the bilge pump box. A pump rated at 500 g.p.h. would only give you that performance if it were pumping water in an unrestricted open flow where gravity, head, and other factors were not at work. Buying a pump one size larger should enable you to overcome the 15-33% drop in performance you can expect once you install your pump. It's also important to have not one, but two pumps, the second mounted higher than the other (it's switch also) as a backup. Bilge pump alarms are very important also because they alert you to excessive water coming in and hopefully enable you to solve the problem if you have a serious leak before it becomes too serious to fix or too hard to find.
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Remember to keep your battery charged so your bilge pump will continue to operate when you're not aboard. Also, remember that it is illegal and environmentally unsound to discharge oil and certain other wastes overboard. You can purchase an inexpensive and long-lasting "bilge waste absorbent pad or other equipment" to absorb oil, gasoline, transmission fluid, and other sludge in your bilge.


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Libya: Unrest in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
TitleLibya: Unrest in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
The situation in western Libya, which is still controlled by the Government, remains tense. The Libyan Government continues to have a strong grip on the capital Tripoli. Several cities, including Tripoli, have become the theatre of confrontations, as tribes have joined the uprising. At this time, government forces continue retrenching to retain control of the capital. Tripoli was reported quieter over the week end with some shops open and people on the streets.
Eastern Libya, which is controlled by the antigovernment groups, was reported quiet for the past two days. Defected military officers appear to have some authority and are mobilizing anti-Government groups of armed civilians and defected Government soldiers.
Leaders of the uprising in the east are reported to have established committees to deliver basic services. While many civilians have been affected by violence, information available indicates that there are few humanitarian needs, in the eastern part of the country.
|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Humanitarian Presence (as of 28 Feb 2011). Source: OCHA
The Egyptian authorities at the Saloum border post in eastern Libya have been facilitating the entry of humanitarian personnel and relief supplies into Libya, pending the completion of simple administrative measures. The majority of humanitarian organizations entering eastern Libya have been Egyptian organizations. On the Libyan side of the border humanitarian aid is welcomed into the country. According to the Secretary-General of the Libyan Red Crescent in Benghazi, the Benghazi port is fully functioning and can be used to move the commodities.
In the eastern city of Benghazi, aid workers have reported that the situation is calm, some shops and banks are open, food is available and people are out on the streets. Some shortages of medical supplies and drugs are reported, however some medical assistance has already been delivered in the city including by MSF, WHO, ICRC, Islamic Relief and numerous Egyptian NGOs. An inter-agency mission comprising WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM, WHO and OCHA has visited the town of Saloum on the Egyptian side of the border – its findings are included in this situation report.
The main humanitarian concern at this time is the situation in the west of the country where access and information are extremely limited. Humanitarian agencies are preparing intensively, in case the situation deteriorates further. Teams are being deployed to the borders to enable a full response until access is possible.
The United Nations Security Council on 26 February voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Colonel Gaddafi's regime, imposing an arms embargo, travel bans and asset freeze.The United Nations Security Council resolution on 26 February called upon all Member States, working together and acting in cooperation with the Secretary General, to facilitate and support the return of humanitarian agencies and make available humanitarian and related assistance in Libya.
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Roger Federer edged closer to his first title of the season when he came from a set down to beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6 6-3 6-4 and book a place in Sunday's Halle Open final against Mikhail Youzhny.
After a patchy start on Saturday the Swiss looked sharp on the grass as he prepares for his title defence at Wimbledon later this month.
Federer, five-times champion at Halle, will take on Russian Youzhny, who outclassed former Wimbledon semi-finalist Richard Gasquet of France 6-3 6-2.
"I felt good out there and, as I had predicted, it was a tough match," Federer, the world number three, said in a courtside interview.
"I have not won a title this year; twice I have lost here in the final in the past years. It will not be easy but I am really looking forward to it."
Federer's unusually erratic forehand earned 35-year-old Haas his first break points at 3-2, and another long crosscourt forehand by the Swiss gave the world number 11 a two-game cushion.
Haas, whose 2012 Halle final win over Federer was his first in 10 years against him, saved two break points at 5-2 to serve out the set when Federer pushed another forehand long.
The tables were turned in the second set, with Federer racing to a 3-0 lead after breaking Haas, whose injury-free season has seen him win in Munich and reach the French Open last eight.
After drawing level, Federer went 3-1 up in the decider when Haas double-faulted twice in a row, and the 31-year-old clinched victory on his second match point.
Youzhny, who has lost all 14 past encounters against Federer, enjoyed a more comfortable afternoon, breaking Gasquet early on to race to a 4-1 lead in the first set.
Two quick breaks in the second took him away from the Frenchman, and the world number 29 wrapped it up in just under an hour for his first final appearance of the year.


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Jay Feely joined Doug and Wolf on KTAR in Phoenix to discuss the personal foul penalty he took against the Dolphins Sunday, an inside joke with his holder that came up as he was kicking a game-winner in Week 4 and how teams prepare on short weeks.
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"In preseason, there's a Flo Rida song where they whistle. And he and I went out to kick a field goal in one of the preseason games and we both happened to be whistling the song because they played it in pregame warmups, and we were laughing at ourselves. So now whenever I want to kind of make a joke and get us to laugh, I'll start whistling that song. And so I started singing it right as I was taking my steps back … I literally started singing it as I was taking my steps back, and he looked back at me and he smiled, and he said, 'I knew he was going to make the kick when he did that.'"
On preparing for an opponent on a short week, as they're now doing with the Rams on the schedule Thursday night:
"You're not going to do as much game planning, you're not going to put in a whole lot of new wrinkles. You're going to try to understand what that team does, and it makes it better when you know the team like we do with St. Louis. … You know their personnel, you know their schemes, you know what they're trying to do - although they have a new head coach and they're doing some different things. But for the most part, I think all the way across the board in the NFL, when you have a short week, you're going to try and do what you do better, and not necessarily try and do a lot of new things."
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Trending: Why one city is booming
Stamford has eclipsed Hartford as Connecticut's third-largest city, after growing by more than 2,200 residents between July 2010 and July 2012, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"That's the direction we want the arrows to go," Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia said this week, expressing pride that his hometown was rising in the rankings.
In total, Connecticut grew by roughly 13,700 residents, holding steady as the nation's 29th-largest state, the bureau reports.
The vast majority of the state's growth occurred in the southwestern corner. Fairfield County as a whole increased by slightly more than 15,000 residents, growing more than five times as much as Hartford County, which was the second-fastest growing. At the same time, Litchfield County's population decreased by 2,211 residents, while Middlesex and Tolland counties decreased by 40 and 1,205, respectively.
Each of southwestern Connecticut's five largest cities and towns -- Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury and Greenwich -- posted population gains over the two-year period, with the most rapid growth occurring in Danbury, where the population increased by a little more than 2 percent. But among the 25 largest communities in Connecticut, Stamford was the only town or city that shifted its position in the ranking.
"To sum it up in one concise term, I think it's the `value proposition' that Stamford offers that attracts new residents," Pavia said. "The jobs that are here, the housing stock that is here and the overall city itself and what we have to offer: excellent parks, good traffic flow throughout the city, infrastructure improvements. There are a number of positive things that people look for when they're relocating."
The city has experienced a considerable boom in certain areas, including the new Harbor Point development on Stamford's South End, which is adding thousands of luxury housing units to the existing stock, attracting a younger, more affluent crowd to the formerly working-class section of town.
The development isn't over. The census estimates are based on a July 1, 2012, count. At that time, roughly 900 of the projected 4,000 Harbor Point units were constructed, meaning most of the area's growth lies ahead.
"I think we're on the lower rung of a ladder that will continue to move upward," said Pavia, who was a developer and city planner before taking the reins as Stamford's mayor in 2009. "I think that, yes, what's taking place right now in Harbor Point and in downtown Stamford, the volume of units being built is probably at the high point, but I think that other development will follow, and that business growth will follow that as well.
"The pace and speed at which the apartment buildings are being built may dip a little bit, though I don't think it will. But I think you'll see a second wave," Pavia continued.
The "first wave" has already taken a toll on the city's public school system, which has seen an increase of 615 students, or 8.6 percent, across 12 elementary schools since the fall of 2009. District officials expect those numbers to increase by another 300 children when the 2013-14 academic year begins, a reality that caused the school board to add 20 elementary school teachers to the district's payroll for next year, including seven kindergarten positions. That's a short-term fix.
Five of Stamford's 12 elementary schools are over their recommended capacity, and the Board of Education recently commissioned an analysis of the city's future growth and the physical demands it will place on the district, in an effort to begin planning for the possibility of additional schools.
"We basically have next year to really be in a place where we have to reassess all the information, and the board is going to have to find a short-term and long-term goal to address where the population spurts are happening," Schools Superintendent Winifred Hamilton said.
Planning for the growth is taxing, but Hamilton remains optimistic.
"It's an exciting time, I think for the board, the community and our schools," Hamilton said.
Much of the growth in Stamford student population is attributed to the fact that a large share of the city's new residents are young professionals or young families, drawn to the city for proximity to jobs at the various global businesses, such as UBS, RBS and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, that have moved in over the past several years.
As the first Connecticut city on the train route from Manhattan, Stamford's proximity boosts its appeal to young New Yorkers ready to begin the next stage of their lives in the suburbs, said Stamford's director of economic development, Laure Aubuchon.
"There are a lot of shoreline communities, but Stamford is more than that," she said. "We also have North Stamford, so we have a wide swath of land mass with golf courses, parks and beaches, and compared to other cities in Connecticut, we have restaurants and a night life."
Just look around, said Pavia.
"If you go downtown, or to Harbor Point or Chelsea Piers, you'll notice there are a lot of young people, and they visit the restaurants and the stores and they spend, creating jobs wherever they're spending," the mayor said.
That comes in two parts. There's the single, Yuppie invasion, which can be witnessed along Summer and Main streets on a Saturday night, as the music and laughter permeate the walls of bars and restaurants such as bartaco and Tiernan's.
And as indicated by the school burst, there's also a flood of young families.
"If we're attracting young people from New York City to come out here and work, then they like Stamford, and when they come to settle down with their families, they think of us," Aubuchon said.
Aubuchon and Pavia said they see this population growth as a predictor of future surges. Aubuchon said she thinks Stamford could overtake New Haven to claim the No. 2 spot within the next few years.
"If you just do a pure mathematical equation, I would say you can almost take New Haven in five or six years, assuming the same growth rates," she said.
If all things were equal, and the rates of growth for both cities were to remain steady -- with Stamford growing by 1.85 percent every two years, while New Haven grows by 0.76 percent -- the two cities would be just about neck-and-neck in 2020, with New Haven up by roughly 100 people.
By 2022, Stamford would take the title of Connecticut's second largest city with a little more than 137,000 residents, about 1,300 more than New Haven would have. And Bridgeport's crown as the state's largest municipality would be safe in its hands, with more than 156,000 residents.
But all things aren't equal in the life cycle of a city. While Stamford has grown steadily since it sat at the fifth-largest city, just behind Waterbury, in the 1990 census, New Haven's population dipped by about 7,000 residents between 1990 and 2000, before growing in the following decade.
"Who knows? It makes me feel good that our growth rate is at a faster rate than New Haven," Aubuchon said.
Regardless of whether Stamford can rise to become the state's second-largest city in the coming years, the mayor, who has opted out of running for a second term, said he thinks Stamford could be a city of more than 150,000 people in time.
"I think it has all the components of a great major city," he said.
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Macquarie's profits fell to an eight-year low last year.MACQUARIE GROUP would benefit from selling or closing its investment banking and loss-making securities businesses, according to research by arch-rival UBS.
Closing the units, which were responsible for Macquarie's 2012 profit falling to an eight-year low, or moving to a capital-light advisory model excluding capital markets underwriting would boost profits and returns to shareholders, UBS said.
The report by UBS analysts Jonathan Mott and Chris Williams highlights how investment banks need to adapt to the broader downturn hitting the industry.
In boom times, Macquarie's securities business can generate earnings in excess of $1 billion annually but it is being squeezed as investors pull money out of equities to invest in the relative safe haven of bonds or pay down debt.
Like most investment banks worldwide, Macquarie has been facing a deeply unfriendly environment for mergers and acquisitions.
Revenue has been under pressure as markets have been racked with uncertainty on the back of European debt crisis, tougher regulations and questions over the outlook for Chinese growth.
Macquarie has cut jobs to save on costs as trading and mergers and acquisitions activity dwindle.
Ongoing losses after bonuses "across its equities and investment banking businesses will inevitably force Macquarie's management and board to reassess its strategy", the UBS analysts said. They expect the two units to lose $306 million in the year to end-March and not return to profit in the foreseeable future.
The report argues Macquarie's global equities and investment banking business is "sub-scale" , adding it "lacks the products, capability and balance sheet to compete in an industry suffering significant structural headwinds".
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Hangzhou Night Net.


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E!onLine"Working beside her [Kristen Stewart] on- and off-et, she really is very focused on sort of changing her life after Twilight. The Twilight [films] are coming to an end now and she wants to set out a career that will take her to new places."
And speaking of stellar acting chops, Sam couldn't help but gush over Kristen's portrayal of Snow White and insisted she's an incredibly dedicated actress:
"She's really really challenged herself physically, mentally, vocally—every sort of side of it. And she's very hard working," Sam revealed with clear admiration.
"All I can say is she's pulled it off marvelously. I hope everyone agrees."
But that's not all Sam had to spill, not only did he reveal that this role is a completely different departure for Kris, but there's another challenging aspect K.Stew had to master:
"She's [her character] completely different, she's English for a start," Sam explained.
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'Kaleidoscope' of color on view in Newtown
NEWTOWN -- "Kaleidoscope," an exhibit featuring color, image and imagination harmoniously rendered on canvas, will open at ART in Residence, 12 Lake Road, from 1 to 6 p.m. Sun, July 27.
The informal, family-friendly in-home gallery will have an ice cream bar for visitors during opening weekend. Works by featured artists Lee Brownell, Susan McLaughlin, Karin Rannestad, Laura Wilk, Virginia Zic, and Sergio Roberto Franco will be on view.
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BREWSTER, N.Y. An opening reception for an art exhibit will take place at Studio Around the Corner, 67 Main St., Suite 101, from 7 to 9 p.m., Fri, Aug. 1. Paintings by Judy Challis, Ana Hanvey, and Crystal Keeler will be on display. Additional studio hours will be from noon to 2 p.m., Sat, Aug. 2 and 9 and Sun, Aug. 10. Call 845-363-8330. Visit www.oththeater.org.
DANBURY Work by sculptor Eric Camiel is on exhibit at ESCAPE to the Arts, 293 Main St., through Fri, Aug. 22. Gallery hours are Mon to Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more about Camiel's work, visit www.ericcamiel.com.
Call 203-794-1413. Visit www.regionalymca.org/escape/.
KENT The Kent Art Association, 21 S. Main St., is hosting a solo exhibit of sculptures by Jennifer George through the end of August. George has been creating metal sculpture in bronze, steel and glass. Gallery hours are Thu to Sun, from 1-5 p.m. Call 860-927-3989.
LITCHFIELD The Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center, 229 E. Litchfield Road, will display "Inner Light," an exhibit of sculpture by David Colbert, through Sept. 13. Gallery hours are Mon through Sat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 860-567-3163. Visit www.wisdomhouse.org.
NEW MILFORD Gallery 25 and Creative Arts Studio will host "Livin' Is Easy," a summer exhibition featuring the artwork of nearly two dozen member artists as well as works of selected guest artists, at the studio, 25 Church St., through Sept. 13. Admission is free. Call 860-355-6009. Visit http://newmilfordgallery25.blogspot.com.
SOUTHBURY An exhibit of Jo Rembish acrylic paintings is on view at the Gloria Cachion Gallery at Southbury Library, 100 Poverty Road, during normal library hours, until Wed, Aug. 27. Call 203-262-0626. Visit www.southburylibrary.org.
WASHINGTON The Washington Art Association faculty exhibition will open at the association's gallery, 4 Bryan Plaza, with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m., Sat, Aug. 2. Thereafter, gallery hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tue through Sat; noon to 4 p.m. Sun; and closed Mon. Pieces by artists who have taught at the association, such as Mary Adams, Ira Barkoff, Marc Chabot, Pam Church, Edward DeVoe, Patty Fogle, Glenn Kessler, Robert Lenz, Clare Lewis, Meg Marden, Jack Rosenberg and Linda West will be on display. Free. Call 860-868-2878. Visit www.washingtonart.org
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Cable Company Got Its Price, With Tradeoffs
Charter Communications Unlikely to Make Counterbid for Time Warner Cable
In accepting a $45 billion merger proposal from Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. is ridding itself of an unwanted suitor, but it made some financial trade-offs in the process.
The agreement marks an abrupt twist to an eight-month takeover battle for Time Warner Cable waged by Charter Communications Inc. and its biggest shareholder, Liberty Media Corp., whose chairman is cable pioneer John Malone.
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Westminster police have arrested a 17 year old boy for investigation of the murder of Jessica Ridgeway.
Austin Reed Sigg was arrested late Tuesday night after police received a tip that led them to a home near Ketner Lake Open Space, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department.
Authorities also said that charges will be filed against Sigg for the May 28 attempted abduction of an adult jogger near Ketner Lake, which authorities confirmed earlier this week was connected to Jessica's kidnapping and murder.
Sigg will be charged with two counts of murder in the first degree and a second-degree kidnapping charge, among others.
According to police documents, Sigg is a student at Arapahoe Community College.
On March 23, Sigg won second place in the Crime Scene Investigation division of the Health Occupation Students of America State Leadership Conference competition.
According to arrest documents, Sigg lives about a block west of Ketner Lake Open Space and about 11Ž2 miles south of where Jessica Ridgeway was snatched from the street as she walked to school the morning of Oct. 5.
Police will release additional information at a news conference at 12:05 p.m. at the Westminster Police Department.
On Monday, police confirmed between Jessica's disappearance and the attempted abduction of an adult jogger on Memorial Day near Ketner Lake. That woman told authorities that a man attempted to cover her face with a chemical-soaked rag.
The woman said she initially jogged past the man before he grabbed her from behind, "trying to put a rag over her mouth. She said the rag had a chemical smell on it. She was able to get away and call 911 from her cellphone."
The woman described the man as white or light-skinned and between 18 and 30 years old, with brown hair and a medium build. He was about 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jessica disappeared after she left her Westminster home to walk to school.
Her body was found 11 miles away in an Arvada open space on Oct. 9.


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In-between Midnite Monster Hops, the Phantom Creeps travel in the Bucket o'Blood throughout all of space and time! There are countless wonders to behold to inspire the young and the old: Artists, dreamers, and creators, have struggled and fought not just throughout time on your own planet, but on infinite spheres throughout the inky, infinite, blackness of space!
Earthlings: Throw out your hollow Hallmark holidays! Today is important!
As this writhing universe collectively races towards its inevitable doom, the Midnite Monster Hop marks the births & beginnings of those that really rate! Invest time and energy into the existence of Luigi Russolo, who was born on this date in 1885, Cloris Leachman, who was born on this date in 1926, Bill Buchanan, who was born on this date in 1930, and Dig Me Later, Vampira, aka the Vampira Show, that premiered on this date in 1954!
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Remember 1997? Butterfly hair clips were all the rage. Bill Clinton was the President. And Hanson topped the charts with their lyrically inscrutable jam MmmBop. Now the brothers are back and they're launching a new fraternal initiative— Hanson brand beer.
The brothers, who look oddly unsettling with facial hair if you remember them as angel faced pos-rockers, gave a group talk at Oxford University the other day, where they talked about their ongoing musical careers (did you know that they had a record that came out last year? I did not!) and other projects they're working on, projects that are important enough that people at Oxford University are still asking them to speak. Zac Hanson told the crowd that they've developed their own special kind of beer that will be called MmmHop. The IPA will be available starting next year.
And here's something to make you feel old: the little one, the one who was 12 and played the drums in 1997, is now 26 years old. Holy shit.


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Noel Harding is a Canadian artist and urban innovator recognized for his monumental scale public art projects and environmental sculptures.
Harding brings extensive experience and creativity to the integration of science, art and nature. In general, his work is an engagement in public urban realities: planning, envisioning, and mapping.
Harding has exhibited and lectured extensively internationally and his work is in collections that include Vancouver Art Gallery; National Gallery of Canada; Art Gallery of Ontario; Museum of Modern Art, New York; the City of Amsterdam; Hara Museum, Tokyo.


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Blood guts and Jerusalem
St George - Lydda - Ramle and ethnic cleansing by the Zionists
This is a window in a small curch on the Sykes estate in Yorkshire, belonging to Sykes of the Sykes-Picot agreement. It shows St George and the flag of Jerusalem and celebrates the liberation from the Muslim Turks in WW1 by General Allenby of Armageddon.
By a curious coincidence St. George the patron saint of England who was entombed at Lydda (Diaspolis) now Hebrew Lod, (site of the airport) where there was (circa 6th Century AD) a cult of St. George.
Curiously when Pope John went to Israel he refarined from visiting Jerusalem because it had ben libereated from the infidels by the reformed Church and not by the Tue Church of Rome. A distinction that appears to have beenlost, elidd over and remains unmentioned with the cuent Pope's visit to sanction the genocide and erection of the legal apartheid wall.
Perhaps therefore we should celebrate the most notorious act of what we now call ethnic cleansing undertaken after WWII, in the area. On the direct orders of Ben - Gurion, countersigned by future Prime MInister Yitzak Rabin, on July 12 and 13, 1948, Israeli forces, led by Moshe Dayan, expelled the 50,000 residents of the towns of Lydda and neighboring Ramle. Which ended in the notorious Lydda/Ramle death march. This Operation Danny (Mivtza Dani in Hebrew) was to remove the threat the two towns had on the Tel Aviv / Jerusalem road. The attack was undertaken by the palmach (the irregular terrorists of the Hagana, Stern gang) initially and on the direct order of Ben-Gurion Israeli forces eventually expelled the 50,000 residents of the towns of Lydda and neighboring Ramle.
Previously the area was softened up as explained by Yigal Allon, the commander of the Palmach who said he had Jews talk to the Arabs in neighboring villages and tell them a large Jewish force was in Galilee with the intention of burning all the Arab villages in the Lake Huleh region. The Arabs were told to leave while they still had time and, according to Allon, they did exactly that.
Yitzak Rabin, later to become Israeli Prime Minister, wrote in his memoirs that "there was no way of avoiding the use of force and warning shots in order to make the inhabitants march the ten or fifteen miles" required to reach Arab positions. Before they left, the townspeople were "systematically stripped of all their belongings,"
Eventually the refugees from Lydda and Ramle made their way to refugee camps near Ramallah along with many others. The whole exodus was over 800,000 people with unknown dead. Count Folke Bernadotte, Swedish nobleman and United Nations mediator, attempted to offer aid. He later wrote that "I have made the acquaintance of a great many refugee camps, but never have I seen a more ghastly sight than that which met my eyes here at Ramallah." (Later that year, Bernadotte was murdered by the Stern Gang. One of its leaders, Yitzhak Shamir, became Israeli Prime Minister in 1983.)
Erskine Childers, British journalist and broadcaster, writing in The Spectator, May 12, 1961:
... the immediately responsible officer was Moshe Dayan…Kimche has described how, on July 11, 1948, Dayan with his columns: "drove at full speed into Lydda, shooting up the town and creating confusion and a degree of terror among the population." Ramallah, on the road to which these particular Arabs — numbering over 60,000 from this one area alone — were herded, was up in the Judaean hills, outside Zionist-held territory.
Simha Flapan, Israeli journalist and historian in "The Birth of Israel," 1987, p. 100:
The most significant elimination of these "Arab islands" took place two months after the Declaration of Independence. In one of the gravest episodes of this tragic story, as many as fifty thousand Arabs were driven out of their homes in Lydda and Ramleh on July 12-13, 1948…In Lydda, the exodus took place on foot…With the population gone, the Israeli soldiers proceeded to loot the two towns in an outbreak of mass pillaging that the officers could neither prevent nor control.
Kenneth Bilby, correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, who entered Lydda the second day it was occupied, writing in "New Star in the New East," New York, 1950, p. 43:
Moshe Dayan led a jeep commando column into the town of Lydda with rifles, Stens, and sub-machine guns blazing. It coursed through the main streets, blasting at everything that moved...the corpses of Arab men, women, and even children were strewn about the streets in the wake of this ruthlessly brilliant charge.
British General John Glubb, Commander of Jordan's Arab Legion, in "A Soldier with the Arabs," Harper, 1957, p. 162:
No sooner were the enemy in the towns [Lydda and Ramle] than they set about an intensive house-to-house search, all men of military age being arrested and removed to concentration camps. Then Israeli vans fitted with loudspeakers drove through the streets, ordering all the remaining inhabitants to leave within half an hour...Suffice it to say that houses were broken into and women sufficiently roughly handled to give point to the warning to be clear of the town in that time.
Perhaps thirty thousand people or more, almost entirely women and children, snatched up what they could and fled from their homes across the open fields. The Israeli forces not only arrested men of military age, they also commandeered all means of transport.
This is the exodus, note the absence of men.
2 Interesting Footnotes
By Yuval Azoulay wrote an article in Haaretz 31/08/2004
"Jewish residents in Ramle are trying to block the opening of an Arab school in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood, fearing it will harm property values and increase crime. The Jewish residents, mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union and veterans from the Bukharan community, are demanding that Mayor Yoel Lavi prevent the school's opening Wednesday"......
This week the Jerusalem Post (and elsewhere)has the story of a find of three (very large) gold bracelets and the six silver ones, as well as an assortment of money, were discovered inside a jar found at the site these date from early Arab period (638-1099 AD ).
"This is the first time gold bracelets have been found in an organized archeological excavation," said Arab-period archeologist Ayala Lester. Hmmm early Arab Period.Could be St.George's wife's jewellery ?
March 30th is the Land Day in Israel when the Palestinians remember the ethnic cleansing. Perhaps we could remember St George's burial, say on Holocaust Day and combine the two memorial remembrances together.


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Rob, you started with chicks. A classic subject for cell-phone-art: "Everybody neat and pretty? Then on with the show..."Harald
Yes, I'd forgotten that; must have Georgia on my mind instead. Maybe I'll take up travel, then.;-)Rob CP.S. Some tan your pair of chicks has! Great skin tones.
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Outtakes: Tyler Lough
I'm sure you're all expecting tons of fabulous outtakes of Tyler Lough. He DID inspire the Dressing Up Dressing Down story, after all. But unfortunately a lot of his film came out too dark..ugh. The good news is I'm gonna post a couple anyways because people just can't seem to get enough of this little hottie from the Midwest.


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Oscar hopeful "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" was a hit with audiences this weekend.
The gritty inner-city drama, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, made $1.8 million at 18 theaters in its first weekend of limited release, according to Variety.
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The film scored an average of $100,000 per theater — reportedly a record.
By contrast, Jim Carrey's "A Christmas Carol," which won the weekend box office with $31 million, averaged around $8,600 per theater in 3683 locations.
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